F(x)tec Pro1 smartphone hands-on review

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No[kia]stalgia strikes at IFA 2019. If you miss QWERTY keyboard phones and can’t get behind the latest BlackBerrys, a London-based startup may have just launched your next smartphone, the F(x)tec Pro1. Announced with pricing and release information at IFA 2019, it runs Android and packs a faintly familiar design, provided you’re over 25. It’s certainly attention-grabbing, but do we really need a physical keyboard in 2019?

In a swarm of samey Android phones, this bulky bee stands out with some serious novelty factor – likely the reason it’s garnering a fair bit of buzz. It also answers real-world problems: you can’t multitask on all-screen Android phones because the keyboard fills half the screen when you do.

 

Read the whole article from Stuff: https://www.stuff.tv/fxtec/pro-1/review